Color-printing machine.



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PATENTED NGV. 20, 1906.

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COLOR PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. Z3, 1905.

3 SHBETB--SHEET 3- MSK lTIv EIITQII Charla E .T Eurdink Alurng CHARLESLAURENCE BURDIOK, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

COLOR-PRINTING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 20, 1906.

Application tiled February 23,1905. Serial No. 246,966.

To all whom, it may con/cern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES LAURENCE BUEDICK, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing atjLondon, in the county of Middlesex, England, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Color-PrintingMachines, (Case No. 5,) of which the following is a full, clear,concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to coloring or printing machines, and isparticularly adaptable for coloring photographs, post-cards, posters, orthe like or for coloring original designs for decorative purposes bymeans of stencils and may be employed to decorate such articles astiles, wood blocks, or the like.

Broadly speaking, my invention consists in causing a transfer-frame tobe reciprocated transversely across a supportingframe to carry theobjects to be colored successively through coloring fields or below i ll tional View taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 1; and i Fig. 4 is a sectionalview taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 1, the card-supporting table being shownin a different position.

Like reference characters refer to like parts I throughout the variousfigures.

A 'framework 1 is placed at one (-nd of a supporting frame or table 2,and below the r frame 1 in said table is provided a transverse channel3, 1n which 1s disposed a table 4.

This table has side ridges 5 5 and legs 6 6, ex-

tending from the center plate f. Between the ridges 5 is disposed areciprocating carrier-frame 8, consisting of side rods 9 f), from whichshort lingers or extensions 1() 1() extend upwardly at intervals. Thetop surfaces of the rods 9 normally lie in the same plane with the topsurfaces of the tableframe 26 is adapted to be reeiprocated.

objects normally resting on the top surfaces of the rods 9 and ridges 5.The carrierframe rests on cross-bars 11 11, secured to the table 2, anda rack-bar 12 ext-ends from one end of the carrier-frame and is providedwith side teeth 13 for engagement with a gearwheel 14, pivoted at theend of a supportingarm 15, extending from the frame 2. As the gear-wheel14 is revolved the rack-barwll be engaged to reciprocate thecarrier-frame longitudinally within the table-ridges 5 and transverselyacross the supporting-frame 2.

The supporting-table is divided into a plurality of coloring sections orfields 16 16, of which there may be any number, and a stencil 17 may beprovided for each section secured above the object-supporting table andreciprocating carrier-frame, and. the object to be colored is pressedagainst the stencil as the object-supporting table is moved to itsuppermost position. To cause this vertical reciprocation of theobject-supporting table 4, lugs 18 are secured to the under side of thecenter plate-7 thereof, each lug having a vertical elongated bearing 19.Shafts 20 pass through these elongated bearngs, and extending from saidshafts are camarms 21 for engaging the under side of the center plate 7,and at one end of said shafts are secured actuating-arms 22, pivoted attheir free ends in slots 23, provided in the horizontal actuating-bar24. The table -1 normally rests at the bottom of the channel 3, and theshafts are disposed at the top ol' the elongated bearings 19, thecam-arms being horizontal and the actuating-arms 22 being verticallydisposed. as shown in Fig.. 4 and in dotted lines in F ig. 1. As t l 1 eactuating-bar 24 is moved toward the left the shafts 2() will be movedto the lower end of the vertical slots 13, and the cam-arms 21 willengage the plate 7 to move the table upwardly to the position as shownin Fig. 3 and in full lilies in Fig. 1, and the objects 0 to be coloredare pressed into engagement with the stencils.

The frame 1 is provided with horizontal guideways or tracks 25, in whicha sprayer- One or more sprayers 27 may be provided foreach coloring'field or section and a re suitably secured to the sprayer-frame 26,being fed with `coloriug material through connections 2S,

ridges 5, and the fingers 10 extend upwardly a suflicient distance fromthe rods to engage the edge of the objects to be colored, theseconnnunicating with vessels 2S), supported from the upright frame 30.Compressed air i is supplied to the sprayers through the. connections31. The flow of coloring-matter and compressed air through the sprayersis controlled by the valves 32 and 33, respectively, the valve-actuatinglevers 34 being pivoted at 35 and terminating at their free ends inrollers 36. In suitable positions on the frame 1 are secured cani-ridges37, which as the sprayer-frame is reciprocated across the frame 1 engagethe'valve-lever rollers 36 to raise the levers and to open thesprayerva-lve, whereby coloring-matter is sprayed to the object as thesprayers travel across the stencil.

To prevent the accumulation of coloringmatter on the stencil and also toprevent discoloring of the cards, I provide cleaning mechanism in theshape of suction-brushes, which are carried over the stencils, and thesesuction-brushes consist of a tubular body part 38, having anoutlet-channel 39, which engages the stencils. The tubular part isconnected through piping with some suction source, (not shown,) and asthe brushes are moved across the stencil the surplus coloring-matter iscarried into the channels 39 and conveyed' away through. the piping 40.

I shall now describe the various means employed for causing thereciprocation and other movements of the various parts.

At the other end of the machine a shaft 41 is journaled inbearing-standards 42 42, secured to the supporting-frame 2 of themachine, and a drive-wheel 43, engaged by a belt. 44, is adapted fordriving engagement with the shaft 41 upon` actuation of the clutchmechanism 45. A crank-arm 46, secured at one end of the shaft, engagesone end of the forked frame 47, whose other ends are pivoted to thesprayer-frame 26. At the other end of the sha-ft is mounted a gear 48,which meshes with another gear 49, pivoted at to the side of thesupporting-frame 2. Also pivoted at 50 and fixed with relation to thegear 49 are cams 51 and 52. The cam 51 is in the shape of a circulardisk having an eccentric portion 51/ extending part way about itscircumference. A cam-roller 53, pivoted to the end of the actuating-rod24, is engaged by the cam 51 to cause periodic horizontal reciprocationof the bar 24 and vertical reciprocation of the object-supporting table,as before described. The cam 52 has an eccentric arm portion 54 and isadapted for engagement with the cam-roller 55, pivoted. to the end ofthe actuating-bar 56, which terminates at its other end in an elongatedbearing 57, engaging a crank-pin 555, secured to the gear-wheel 14. Uponrotation of the cam 52 the actuating-bar 56 is horizontallyreciprocated, while the carrier-frame is reciprocated transverselyacross the supporting-table 2 and longitudinally within theobject-supporting table. The bars 24 and 56 travel through guideways orguide-frames 59 60, and tension-springs 61 62,respectively,

engage the bars 24 and 56 and suitably connect with the supporting-frame2 or with the guide-frame 60, as shown.

The operation of the machine is as follows:

The rotation of the gear-wheels is in the direction as shown by arrows,and in the position shown the roller 53'is about to engage the eccentricpart 51 to release the actuating-bar 24 and to allow theobject-supporting table to return to its lower position within thechannel 3. The rack-bar 12 is also in its outer position to receive theuncolored object o. The sprayer-frame is away from the stencils and thesprayer-valves closed. As the roller 53 enters the eccentric portion 51of the cam 51 the object-table will drop to carry the objects o2 o3 fromthe stencils, and while the roller 53 engages the part 51 the cam-arm 54will engage the roller 55 to actuate the bearing 56 to cause rotationofthe gear 14 and an inward stroke of the rack-bar and carrier-frame,the distance being just sufficient to carry the uncolored object o intothe coloring field or section 15 .below the stencil 17, or, in otherwords, to assume the position just vacated by the object 02, which hasmoved to the adjacent section 16 to occupy the space vacated by theobject 03, which object o3 will be supported on the carrierframe over areceptacle 65, as shown in Fig. 4. As the roller 53 now again engagesthe concentric part of the cam 51 the bar 24 will be moved to againcause the object-table to be carried .upwardly to press the objectsthereon into engagement with the stencils. At the same time, however,the cam-arm 54 allows the bar 56 to be returned by the spring 62 tocause reverse rotation of the gear 14 and the withdrawal of thecarrier-frame toits initial position to receive another uncoloredobject. As best seen in Figs. 3 and 4, detents in the shape of pawls 66are eiiiploye l,which allow the objects to becarried thereby over thereceptacle; but upon return of the carrier-frame these pawls engage theobjects and cause their removal from the carrierframe to be deposited inthe receptacle. While the roller 53 travels about the concentric portionof the cam 51 the crank-arm 46 is being actuated to cause the fork-frame47 to reciprocate the sprayer-frame across the framework 1,' and uponengagement of the valve-lever rollers by the cam-ridges 37 the valveswill be actuated to allow coloringmatter to be blown through thestencilsl and on the objects, the coloring-matter being delivered solong as the rollers engage these ridges. As the roller 53 again reachesthe end of the concentric portion of the cani 51 the crank-arm 46 is inposition, as shown in Fig. 1, to remove the sprayers fromthe coloringfield and to close the valvesthereof. The cycle of operations thusdescribed is again repeated and the object-supporting table againlowered to deposit the colored objects TOO ITO

'on the carrier-trame, which is thereupon reciprocated to advance theobjects from one coloring iield to the other and to deposit a finishedcard or object in the receptacle.

By providing a plurality of coloring fields or sections any combinationof colors may be distributed over the cards, and the sprayers also maybe adjustable, so that the coloringmatter may be applied Jfrom variousdirections or at Various angles.

Many changes also may be made in tlie construction and arrangement ofthe machine and its various mechanisms without departing from the spiritof invention, and I do not, therefore, wish to be limited to the exactarrangement and construction herein shown.

' I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In apattern-printing inacline, the conibination with a mainsupporting-frame, of a stencil secured thereto, a supporting-table belowsaid stencil for supporting objects to be printed, means for raisingsaid table to carry the object thereon into engagement y with saidstencil, coloring meansifor applying coloring-matter to the object wienengaging the stencil, and carrier mechanism for periodically removingthe printed object away from the stencil and for conveying aniiiicolored obj ect to the table in position below the e stencil.

2. In a pattern-printing niacl; ine, the coinbination with a mainsupporting-frame, ot a stencil secured thereto, a supporting-table forsupporting objects to be colored, carrier 'mechanism for conveying anuncolored object below said stencil, means for causing saidsupporting-table to carry the object into engagement with the stencil,sprayers adapted to be moved above the stencil, and means for causingactuation of said sprayers to deposit coloring-mat-t-er only when theobjects are held in engagement with said stencil by thesupporting-table. j

3. In a pattern-printingmacline, tlte combination with amainsupporting-frame divided into aplurality otsections, a stencil for eachsection, al supporting-t-able for supportlow said stencils forsupporting the objects to be colored, conveying mech anisiii forconveying objects to said supporting-table and in position below saidstencils, means for causing vertical motion of said supporting-table tocarry the objects into engagement with the stencils, sprayers for eachsection, means for moving said sprayers in position over the stencils,means for causing actuation of the sprayers only when the objects areheld in engagement with the stencils by said table, and means forcausing said carrier-frame to advance the riiited objects trom onesection to another atlter application ot coloring-matter thereto and toconvey a tresli supply ot' uncolored objects to the stencils.

5. In a pattern-printing machine, the coinbination with a mainsupporting-frame, 'of a stencil secured thereto, a table for receivingan object to be colored, a carrier-frame for receiving an uncoloredobject and. for conveying said object to said table inposit-ioii belowsaid stencil, means for causing movement of j said table to carry theobject thereon into l rin engagement with the stencil, sprayers ladapted to be moved into position above said l stencil, means Jforcausing actuation of said i l i sprayers only when in position abovesaid stencil and when said object is held in engagement with the stencilby said table,` means after application of coloring-matter to i, theobject for causing said'table to remove l the object from the stencil,and means for j causing actuation of the carrier-trame to remove thecolored object away from the stenl cil and to carry an uncolored objectto the ta- I ble below said stencil.

6. In a pattern-printing machine, tl; e conil bination with a mainsupporting-frame, ot a i stencil secured thereto, sprayers adapted to bereciprocatedl longitudinally above said i trame and periodically intoposition above l the stencil, a table below said stencil for supj.porting an object to be colored, a carrierframe adapted to bereciprccated transversely across said' Amain supporting-traire l andbelow said stencils for conveying object s tosaid table in positionbelow said stencil, re-

ing tire objects to be colored, conveying i ciprocating means for saidtable for causing mechanism for receiving objects to be col-j the objectthereon to be carried into engageoi'ed and for .conveying said objectsin pcsiment with said2 stencil, means for causing action below thestencils, means for causing tuation of' the sprayers only whenin pcsiiion said supporting-tableto carry the objects thereon into engagement,with the stencil,

sprayers for each section, means for periodl over said stencil, andrreans for causing said reciprocating carrier-traire to reirove thecolored object from the maci ire and to conicall causinfT movement ofsaid s ra ers to a l ve an uncclored ob'ect in osit icii below theposit-ionabove saidfst en cil, ireans for causing actuation of.said-stencil-t-o allow application l stencil.

7. In a printing-niachine, the combination of coloring-mattei' in theobjects for releasing j with main supporting-fram e divided into a s aidobjects and for causing advancement thereof from one section to another.

plurality ot sections, of a channel' extending transversely across thetop ot said supporting- 4. Inapattern-printing machine, the coni- 1frame, a stencil for eachsection bridging bination with a mainsupporting-frame dil.; over said channel, a supportingtable disvidedinto a plurality of sections, a stencil for eacii section, asupporting-table disposed beposed within said channel for supporting theobjects to be printed, conveying mechanism lOO IlO

traveling through said channel for conveying objects to be printed tothe supporting-table, means for causing said table to carry the objectsinto engagement with the stencil, sprayers adapted to be moved over saidstencils, means for automatically causing actuation of said sprayersonlygwhen in position above the stencils, means for causing said tableto remove the printed objects from the stencils, and means for causingsaid conveying mechanism to carry away the objects from'said stencilsand to supply unprinted objects to said stencils.

8. In a printing-machine, the combination with a main supporting-framedivided into a plurality of sections, of a channel extendingtransversely across the top of the supportingframe, a stencil for eachsection bridging across said channel, a supportingtable in said channelfor receiving the objects to be printed, conveying mechanism adapted toreciprocate Wit in said channel for carrying objects to be printed tosaid table below said stencils, means for causing said table to raisethe objects thereon into engagement with the stencils, printingapparatus adapted to be moved over said stencils when said objects arein engagement therewith, means for withdrawing said table and theobjects thereon after said objects are printed, means for causing saidconveying mechanism to advance the printed objects from one section tothe other after printing thereof, and means for causing said conveyingmechanism to con- Vey imprinted objects below said stencils.

9. In a printing-machine, the combination with a main supporting-frame,of a channel extending transversely across the top thereof, a stencilbridging said channel, a table ,within said channel for receivingobjects to be j printed, a carrier-frame adapted to be reciprocated insaid channel for conveying objects to be printed to said table belowsaid stencil, means for causing said table to carry the object thereoninto iirni engagement with the stencil, sprayers, means for causing saidsprayers to be moved over said stencil whfen the object is brought intoengagement therewith, means for causing actuation of said. sprayers whenin position over said stencils, means for withdrawing the printed objectfrom said stencil, and means for causing said carrier-frame to carrysaid printed object away from the stencil and to substitute therefor anunprinted object.

IO. In a coloring-machiiie, the combination of a main supporting-framehaving a channel extendingacross the top thereof, a stencil bridgingsaid channel, a supportingtable within said channel forsupportingobjects to be colored, said table being normally y removedfrom said stencil, a carricr-frame adapted to reciprocate within saidchannel for conveying objects to be printed to and 11.l In aprinting-machine, the combination with a main supporting-frame having atransverse channel extending across the top thereof, a stencil bridgingsaid channel, a tabie arranged vithin said channel for supportingobjects to be colored, cam mechanism for causing vertical reciprocationof said table for causing the object thereon to be brought into firmengagement with the stencil and to be removed therefrom after print-ving, a carrier-frame for said table, means for causing reciprocation ofsaid carrier-frame to convey objects to be printed to and away from aposition below said stencil, sprayers, a supporting-frame for saidsprayers, means for automatically causing said sprayers to be moved inposition over the stencils when the object on the table is moved intoengagement with the stencil, and means for allowing application ofcoloring-matter only when the object is in engagement with the stencil,said carrier-frame causing the printed object to be removed from themachine and another imprinted object to be substituted therefor inposition below said stencil.

12. Ina printing-machine, the combination of a main supporting-framehaving a channel extending transversely across the top thereof, astencil bridging said channel, a ta le arranged within said channel forsupporting the objects to be colored, a carrier` frame for carryinguncolored objects to said Iog table, cam mechanism for causing saidtable stencil, further actuation of said carrierframe causing theprinted object to be carried from the machine and conveyed to areceptacle and an unprinted card supplied to the table in position belowsaid stencil.

13. In a printing-machine, the combination with a main supporting-tabledivided into a plurality of sections, of a channel extendingtransversely over the top thereof, a

from said table, means for raising said table j stencil foreacli'sect-ion bridging said channel,

` table to be raised to carry the objects thereon to be automaticallyreciprocated across said a table within said channel below said stencilfor supporting objects to be printed, a carrier-franie associated withsaid table, mechanism for causing reci rocation of said carrier-framelongitudine ly along said table, means for causing said carrier toconvey objects to said table below said stencils, cam mechanism forautomatically causing said into firm engagement with the stencil,sprayers for each stencll, a sprayer-frame adapted channel to carry saidsprayers into position above the stencils, means for causing actuaj tionof said sprayers only when said objects are in engagement with thestencils, means for automatically lowering the table after the objectsthereon have been printed, and means for causing said carrier-frame toadvance the printed objects from one section to tht` other and. tosupply the first section with an uncolored object.

14. In a coloring-machine, the combination with a plurality of stencils,of supporting means for bringing objects into firm engage? ment withsaid stencils, means for conveying the objects to said sup orting means,sprayers normally remove from said stencils, means for automaticallycarrying said sprayers in position over the stencils, means for aujtomatically causing actuation of the sprayers j only when said objectsare in firm engagej ment with the stencils, and means for causj ing saidconveyer mechanism to remove the l colored objects from the stencilsand. to replace them with uncolored objects.

15. ln a coloring-machine, the combinal tion with a plurality ofcoloring fields, of supporting means for the objects to be colored,conveyer means traveling through said fields for conveying thereto theuncolored objects and for conveying therefrom the colored objects, srayers for each field, means for automatically moving said sprayerswithin said fields and means for automatically'causing actuation ofsaidsprayers only when in roper position with respect to the objects toe colored.

16. ln a coloring-machine, the combination with a lurality of coloringfields, of conveyer mec ianism adapted to reciprocate through saidfields for conveying uncolored objects thereto and for conveying coloredobjects therefrom, sprayers for each field, means for automaticallycausing said sprayers to be moved in position over thc objects to becolored, and means for automatically causing actuation of said sprayersonly when in proper position over the objects to be colored.

17. In a pattern-printing machine, a stein cil secured to asupporting-frame, a table bclow the stencil, a feed-frame for deliveringuncolored objects to theitable in position below the stencil, means forintermittently raising the table for carrying an uncolored objectagainst the stencil, and coloring means for directing coloring-matter tothe stencil to color the object in engagement therewith.

In witness whereof l hereunto subscribed my namethis 10th day ofFebruary, A. l).

CHARLES LAURENCE lllilillth'. Witnesses:

H. D. JAMESON, F. L. RAND.

